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3964
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Murfreesboro, named for Irish immigrant William Murfree, who donated the land in 1787, has based its e economy on agriculture for years. Now its historic district and past, featuring colonial homes, festivals, Candlelight Christmas Tours, and the Jefcoat Museum, are expanding the economy.
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Opened in 1865, The T.L. Norris Grocery store in South Mills has changed hands many time over the years. Today the store sells mostly hardware and is owned and operated by T. Lloyd Norris. Very much a tourist attraction, the store also sells old family bibles, clothing, and real slate pencils.
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In 1975 and 1976, scallop fishing in Dare County became big business. The Wanchese Fish Co., fishing in water fifty miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey, is showing how profitable this new enterprise can be for North Carolina. Sea scallops, which are sweeter than calico and bay scallops, are brought to shore in roughly 13,000 loads. As well as the ships' crews, shuckers also make money. Unlike other meat industries, nothing is wasted; empty scallop shells are dumped into oyster beds to become feeding grounds.
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A. B. Houtz & Sons, Inc., of Elizabeth City manufactures more than 90 percent of all rollers used in the U.S. Preceding the wheel, wooden rollers were used in the construction of the ancient pyramids as well as Stonehenge. Today's rollers are made from blackgum trees, which can withstand the heaviest of loads, and are used in a variety of applications.
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The scuppernong has been the favored for winemaking in the south since 1584 when a Roanoke colonists recorded the grapes' abundance. The grape is now going commercial from Chowan County, at Wine Cellars, Inc., North Carolina's only winery.
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Sold under the brand name “Deerfield Vineyards,†Edenton's Wine Cellars, Inc. once had the distinction of being North Carolina's only legal winery. The 83-acre vineyard grows the sweet scuppernong grapes that yield a light, dry table wine.
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First Colony Farms, owned by Malcolm McLean, at approximately 355,000 acres is the nation's largest, privately-owned single unit farm. The farm spans over parts of Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, and Dare Counties.
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King Cotton may make a comeback in the Chowan County area, with the help of a cooperative insect control program organized by the county’s farmers. Cotton crops declined due to lack of manpower to harvest it and low profits, but Chowan’s soil is more suitable to cotton than to some of the other crops in the county.
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David Cox Jr. of Hertford, collector of Tar Heel currency, maintains that, “North Carolina issued far more paper money than any other state in the union.†His collection of N.C. printed currency contains money, scrip, and bank notes from the Revolutionary and Civil wars and has been displayed at the Smithsonian. N.C. currency began circulating in 1712 but was prohibited in 1786 upon joining the union. Many counties and municipalities issued Confederate money between 1861 and 1864.
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The multi-million dollar Wanchese Harbor Project intends to fully realize efforts made in 1820 to transform Wanchese Harbor on Roanoke Island into a revenue generating venture that will benefit North Carolina's fishing and tourist industries. The project will afford “the most completely integrated seafood facility in the United States.â€
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9983
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“The Currituck Plan†included controversial plans to create a large housing-commercial-recreational development called Ocean Sands on the 23-mile stretch of Outer Banks in Currituck County. Plans failed that included retaining 1,150 acres of open space as a state park for general public on Monkey Island, near Corolla.
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The 37-foot wide, one-car Knobbs Creek Bridge was closed--rather, the drawbridge was permanently opened to allow boat traffic. A new road from another direction now connects travelers to the Elizabeth City area. Bridge tender Sam Powell's family had operated the drawbridge since its construction in 1904.
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Carlton Davenport, a coastal engineer and landowner from Hertford, has noted the devastating effect of beach erosion along North Carolina's coastline. Davenport says, “The proper way to fight erosion is by a joint effort of property owners,†but the exceeding costs and lack of preventative measures taken are threatening the existence of some beaches and islands in North Carolina.
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During the oil shortage panic of the 1970s, large and small oil companies began searching all over America for possible oil wells, including along North Carolina's coastline in Dare, Currituck, Camden, Hyde, and Tyrrell Counties. Small communities like Stumpy Point experienced a boom in real estate prices with the rumors of possible natural gas. Most rumors proved false and the wells unprofitable.
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The longest S-shaped bridge in the world is located on the Perquimans River near Hertford. Making two seemingly needless curves, the bridge creates a picturesque scene, said to have inspired the popular song \"Carolina Moon.\"Â
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